Love The Way You Smile Tag + More by Kim

Hello...hello!!!

Kim here with you today with my first share for this year...

I'm excited to be creating for 

Scrapmatts for another year!

Today I have a two gift tags to share with you, celebrating 

LOVE

With Valentine's Day only a week away as I type this post up!

Let me share with you my first tag.

I simple love this one!!!

 I love the contrast in colours!

 To create this gift tag I made my own base out of thick cardboard and then glued red cardstock over the base. I then used the small heart stencil from Scrapmatts and texture paste to make the heart background.

Once this was dry I inked around the outer edge using a blending tool. Next I cut out numerous hearts from cardstock and also canvas paper and inked the edges of the red hearts. I then stuck my Scrapmatts Chipboard pieces in place and arranged & stuck down the hearts and other elements.

Scrapmatts Products Used

Ornate Frames (CB6091) 

Scrap Words 21 (CB6103) 

Hearts Stencil (9050) 

 

My next tag is the opposite of my first, super soft and pretty!

 For this tag I also created my own base, then covered it with some pretty paper & inked around the edges.

Then I stuck this gorgeous Scrapmatts Steampunk heart in place and the Scrapmatts sentiment. 

I decided it looked a little plain so then I added some beautiful Scrapmatts lace.

(Did you know Scrapmatts stock lace in their online store?)

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 Then I stuck down a few other elements

Scrapmatts Products Used

Lace (LL006) 

Layered Heart (CB5185) 

Assorted Words 30 (CB6117) 

 The final project I wish to share today is a layout all about LOVE

For this layout I used one of the newer Scrapmatts stencils, and let me say how much I like this one!!

Lots of possibilities with this stencil....my daughter has even used it to decorate some of her books/dividers for her study this year and it looks amazing!

 I did my usual thing with lots of fussy cut flowers and lots of layers, including some Scrapmatts Lace Flowers Motifs

 Scrapmatts Products Used

Assorted Words 30 (CB6117)

Stencil Leaves 9073

Ornate Frames 18 (CB6090)

Lace Flower Motifs (LM005) 

Lace Flower Motifs Small (LM007) 

I do hope you have enjoyed looking at my first projects for the year, here at 

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Make sure you head on over to the 

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and checkout all that Scrapmatts has to offer

Please make sure you pop back here in a couple of days to see what the other Design Team Members have been creating!

Until Next Time 

Happy Crafting

Kim

 

 

Life is a journey and time is precious with Irit

Hello my dear crafty friends! My name is Irit and this is my very first post as Scrapmatts DT member.

For this post we were asked to make a kind of a " selfie" canvas.
I hope  that I was seen in a proper way on this project as usually I am on the other side of the camera.

 So as you can see I made it to fit the photo. Actually those are two photos from the same vacation, but I managed to destroy to lower one with mists. Then I realized that I don't have another good photo that was in a portrait way and every single piece of chipboards was already glued with gel medium over the canvas.
So when life gives you lemons, try to make a lemonade from them and try to correct your mistakes. The other similar photo was a landscape kind. I just trimmed it and made this 2 layers double photo and it seams to be unique and interesting after all.
My background was made with two Scrapmatts stencils: Circles  CT1001 and Alphabet  CT5017. I used texture paste (DecoArt) to make the whole background and let it dry.
As the next step I added paints and mists all over the canvas, using Plaid Mixed Media gel paints and their new mists. After it was dry I added some stamped frame with black permanent ink (Ranger) and Andy Skinner's stamps.
The next step was to paint the Retro squares chipboard, to cut it into two parts and to glue over the canvas.

Then I heat embossed  one window from Windows  04 CB5120 set and three pieces from Ornate frames 22 CB1220 and Ornate toppers 01 CB5137 sets  using clear embossing ink and opaque white embossing powder.  Those pieces were arranged on the top and  on the bottom of my photo.

As the next step I painted the Flowers 12 CB1220 and added them over the window chipboard.
I used two pieces for sentiments, both from Scrap Words 21 CB6103 set and they coordinate together to make the statement of Life being a journey and adventure that just begins.

As my last touch I added a bunch of 3d stickers and a few drops of blue mist. Yes, the mist that ruined my lower photo.
I really hope  that you like my canvas as much as I do, but it goes to Scrapmatts shop, not to my craft room wall.

 Scrapmatts Products used:

Stencils: CT5017 Alphabet

Circles CT1001

Chipboards:

Scrap Words 21 CB6103

Ornate toppers 01 CB5137

Ornate frames 22 CB1220

Flowers 12 CB1220

Retro squares 01 CB5141

Windows 04 CB5120

 And as I was very  passionate to use my new Scrapmatts products, I made a layout in a totally different vintage style and this is all about time.

 I used a photo of my home clock and made a statement about perfect moment in our lives.
The paper products are from old DCVW stack, but the gorgeous Scrapmatts chipboards made this page unique and outstanding.

 This time all chipboards were painted with DecoArt Mixed Media line paints to get this rustic vintage look. The ornate  toppers pieces were heat embossed with a mix of black, gold and copper embossing powders.

The stamped sentiment (Visible Image) was just perfect size to be covered with one of Chains circled chipboards.

Other chipboards were connected around the clock and embellishment cluster.

I added the Scrap Words21 CB6103 sentiment under the photo.
And the sentiment is just perfect as this photo was taken on my daughter's wedding day while she was dressing in my bed room.
I also added some paint stenciled letters over the background with Alphabet  CT5017stencil.

Scrapmatts products used:

Chains 01 CB5132

Scrap words 21 CB6103

Ornate toppers 01 CB5137

Stencil CT5017 Alphabet

I hope I inspired you with my two totally different pieces and see you again in a month!

Hello Scrappy friends, it’s Helen with you today.
Welcome to my first post as part of the 2016 Design Team.

It’s exciting to be part of this talented group

 and I hope you find something to inspire you here.

My first project is, “Love the way you smile”

A page about my twin Grandsons.

The title is from

CB6103 Scrap Words 21

I used, CB5127 Diamond Mesh 03  as a mat.  

I trimmed out the middle and used some of the spare

diamonds randomly round the photo.

The two piece heart set

CB1071 Hearts 04

Was heat embossed with Stampendous Ivory enamel.

The Today arrow is from

CB6105 Assorted Words 23

On the second layout,

“Happy Times”

I used one of my favourite pieces to frame my three gorgeous DIL's
They were having fun at a Girl's night out party.
Do you like the black wig?  All the better for dancing to "Grease" music!
There may have been leg warmers on show too.
CB6105 Assorted Words 23

       

I like the way the chipboard responds to gesso, texture paste, mists, or crackle,
in fact any mixed media you want to play with.  

Scrapmatts chipboard is sturdy enough to take it all.

and some very versatile words,

CB1189 Scrapwords 01

For the final project, 

“Happy Birthday”

I made a Birthday tag for someone special.

Using heavy weight card stock, 

I covered it with crumpled tissue before adding mists.

The cluster is formed around a vine,

CB4063 Leaf Spray 13

Using Twinkling H20’s for shimmer, I added tiny beads,
some skeleton leaves from my stash, a charm and some seam binding.

CB1049 Words 01 Happy Birthday
Painted with Glimmer Glaze

CB1005 Butterflies 05
Painted with Twinkling H2O's

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Helen